Arriving at Hogwarts, Harry also meets Draco Malfoy, who is from a wealthy, pure-blood wizard family. He meets Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch. Harry buys a wand that is connected to Voldemort's own wand.Īt King's Cross station, Harry boards the Hogwarts Express train. Hagrid then takes Harry to Diagon Alley for school supplies and gives him a pet snowy owl whom he names Hedwig. The killing curse that Voldemort had cast rebounded, destroying Voldemort's body and giving Harry his lightning-bolt scar. Hagrid also reveals that Harry's parents, James and Lily, were killed by a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort. When the abusive Dursleys refuse to allow Harry to open any and flee to an island hut, Hagrid arrives to personally deliver Harry's letter of acceptance to Hogwarts. Ten years later, just before Harry's eleventh birthday, owls begin delivering letters addressed to him. Late one night, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, deliver an orphaned infant named Harry Potter to his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, his only living relatives. It was followed by seven sequels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002 and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011. The film was nominated for many awards, including Academy Awards for Best Original Score, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It became the highest-grossing film of 2001 and the second-highest-grossing film at the time. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $974 million at the box office worldwide during its initial run, and over $1 billion with subsequent re-releases. It opened on 16 November in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan as well as officially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 10 and 11 November 2001 for two days of previews. The film was shot at Leavesden Film Studios and historic buildings around the United Kingdom, from September 2000 to March 2001. Rowling insisted that the entire cast be British and Irish, with the three leads chosen in August 2000 following open casting calls. Production began in the United Kingdom in 2000, with Chris Columbus being chosen to create the film from a short list of directors that included Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner. bought the film rights to the book in 1999 for a reported £1 million ($1.65 million). Its story follows Harry's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he is a famous wizard and begins his formal wizarding education. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. Produced by David Heyman and written by Steve Kloves, it is the first instalment of the Harry Potter film series.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States, India and the Philippines as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros.
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